boil down to
Example Sentences
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Their stories are sometimes convoluted, but at bottom they boil down to the same three elements: salt, wind and water.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The options essentially boil down to working longer and retiring later, increasing savings now, or decreasing your lifestyle expenses, Williams said.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025
The concepts boil down to, if this conflict can't be worked out agreeably — and that may be because one side refuses to engage — what are my other options?
From Salon • May 10, 2025
I know that the breadth of your work is not something that you can boil down to tips.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024
We used to discuss some of these matters, but we both knew the question would boil down to my saying, “Ted, you decide.”
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
